Pearson 23C

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Pearson 23C
Development
Designer William Shaw
Location United States
Year1983
No. built42
Builder(s) Pearson Yachts
Role Cruiser
NamePearson 23C
Boat
Displacement 3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
Draft 4.00 ft (1.22 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 23.00 ft (7.01 m)
LWL 20.00 ft (6.10 m)
Beam 8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Engine type outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,200 lb (544 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type cat rig
P mainsail luff30.00 ft (9.14 m)
E mainsail foot14.00 ft (4.27 m)
Sails
Sailplan catboat
Mainsail area210.00 sq ft (19.510 m2)
Total sail area210.00 sq ft (19.510 m2)
Racing
PHRF 240
  Pearson 23

The Pearson 23C is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a cruiser and first built in 1983. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The Pearson 23C is a cat rigged development of the sloop-rigged Pearson 23. [1] [3] [4]

Production

The design was built by Pearson Yachts in the United States from 1983 until 1985 with 42 boats completed, but it is now out of production. [1] [3] [5]

Design

The Pearson 23C is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a catboat rig with an unstayed, spun-tapered aluminum mast. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional keel and centerboard. It displaces 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) and carries 1,200 lb (544 kg) of ballast. [1] [3]

The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m), while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of 5.17 ft (1.58 m) with the centerboard extended and 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [3] [4]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double berth in the main cabin, made up from two straight settee berths, that can be joined athartships. The head is located in the bow. Cabin headroom is 56 in (142 cm). [1] [3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 240 and a hull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h). [3]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, the Pearson Yachts Portal. [6]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "this boat is one of Bill Shaw's few catboat designs. In a way is a daring flight of fancy for Shaw, who was generally quite conservative in his designs. Not much was at risk, however, the cat proved to not be very popular (which it wasn't; only 42 were built), since virtually the same molds and tooling were used to build the Pearson 23 sloop version ... Best features: Part of the idea for the cat rig was its innate simplicity: only one sail to trim, and the ability to tack without adjusting any lines. One owner says, 'It’s hard to imagine a better singlehander's boat.' Worst features: Some owners found the boom topping lift a nuisance to operate because of the pronounced roach in the mainsail, and replaced the lift with a rigid vang. The 7/8" sailtrack tends to stick; some owners have tried Battcars, others installed something called Strongtrack, which slides over the existing track." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Pearson 23C sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "William Shaw 1926 - 2006". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 243. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  4. 1 2 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Pearson 23 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Pearson Yachts 1958 - 1990". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Pearson Yacht Owners Portal". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.